March 26, 2011

Brett Hulsey was avoiding Meade yesterday, but he sought us out today, when we dropped by to see what was going on down at the Capitol. The encounter begins about 2 minutes in, and you see uncut footage of the whole conversation:

The band, which looks like this...

... plays "Solidarity Forever" and then "On, Wisconsin!" Meade sings along with "On, Wisconsin!" and, as he explained to me later, he's deliberately singing tunelessly as a critique of the band.

A man without a woman is like a ship without a sail,Is like a boat without a rudder, a kite without a tail.A man without a woman is like a wreck upon the sand,And if there's one thing worse, in this universe,It's a woman, I said, a woman, it's a woman without a man!

Now you can roll a silver dollar 'cross the bar-room floor, And it'll roll, 'cause it's round. A woman never knows what a good man she's got, Until she puts him down!

So listen, my honey, listen to me, I want you to understand, Just like a silver dollar goes from hand to hand, A woman goes from man to man. (Without a doubt). A woman goes from man to man.

The 7th Cavalry band probably sounded better as it played the regiment into battle at the Washita.

And their instruments froze.

I see Ann is in her infiltration disguise. Very prudent, Madame.

Hagar said...

A man without a woman is like a ship without a sail,Is like a boat without a rudder, a kite without a tail.A man without a woman is like a wreck upon the sand,And if there's one thing worse, in this universe,It's a woman, I said, a woman, it's a woman without a man!

Now you can roll a silver dollar 'cross the bar-room floor,And it'll roll, 'cause it's round.A woman never knows what a good man she's got,Until she puts him down!

So listen, my honey, listen to me,I want you to understand,Just like a silver dollar goes from hand to hand,A woman goes from man to man.(Without a doubt).A woman goes from man to man.

Haven't heard that song in 50 years. Hagar, you just gave me a trip on the Way Bac Machine.

"When you take away people's rights and freedoms, they get upset." That hasn't happened. Reducing entitlements is a far cry from restricting freedom and rights. Perhaps a dictionary and civics textbook would help move the dialogue forward?

Wow, the big blue puppet is out. Even the "entertainment" feature got better. (The crowd's still looks sparse, though.)

The Internet is the bleach you used to get from sunshine.

Actually, it's thrilling to notice the "change in tone." Mores so, because it is so surprising from the usual racing away. Or racing to his office. Or, the car get-away. And, of course, there is still the lady who gets to "store" her posters overnight.

Since Hulsey says he now looks at this blog, I'm glad someone got to knock some political sense into his head.

I hate to think that he's beholden to the unions, but that seems to be the case - which explains why a man with his apparent good sense nonetheless supports the coercive collective in collective bargaining.

Of course, I may be missing something, some nuance or extenuating circumstance that justifies such an obvious contradiction. Hopefully, we'll gain a deeper understanding after Tuesday.

- Drummer man who was possibly in Vietnam, since the drugs he ingested there made him lose orientation skills. This is why he is wearing a red kerchief bandana on his knee.

- Next to him is Red booties drummer; footwear matching his politics.

- Santy Claus?

- Tuba guy behind confirms the stereotype that only fat geeks go into the school band.

- Then comes a chap who is easily 6'8 and wearing a fake green beard covering his bright red normal beard. Or is that the other way around?

- Finally, behind him and next to the lovely bronze lady kindly pointing the way to the Port-a-Potties, is a trio of lovelies who look like they have absolutely nothing else to do in life -- especially the one wearing Elton John sunglasses, circa 1976.

I would say this video is a bit of a shining moment number two for Mr. Hulsey. What a difference a change in approach makes. A little polite back and forth transforms him from the scurrying weasel to decent fellow on the other side. Good for him.

I also think it's fair of Hulsey to try to get a handle on Meade's role as either a petitioning citizen or agressive press. From what I've seen in this and earlier videos, Meade wants to blur the distinction. When Meade is seeking access, he will adopt either a role as reporter or as constituent depending on which is more likely to give him access. Maybe that's the new reality of New Meadia, but it sure puts the pols at a disadvantage. Maybe that's a good thing.

It is a Salvation Army Band out of Guys and Dolls. The atheist left has come back as a New Church, and Hulsey is its apologist complete with denial that man leads this flock that is clearly lead directly by the Spirit of Joseph Goebbels. Crack is 100% right about the cult angle. I also watched your clip of Kloppenberg doing an impression of a spaced out spiritualist with glazed over eyes channeling the words of whatever.

I get the "Army of Davids" thing, but why are you filming Hulsey's jacket? Then, as Meade and Hulsey are in the middle of an exchange, you have a sudden whip pan to the random dancer in the crowd. Please try to make your videos more watchable.

"Judging from the many marchers partial to robotic, pseudo-ethnic West African drumming, the British left’s plan is presumably for the entire country to relaunch itself as the world’s least rhythmic percussion ensemble."

You can be rude to your public servants. You have that right. You also have the right to be subjected to the golden rule of "Do unto others", that you regressives are so oblivious to.

Meade and Althouse can't really demand to be treated in any more polite a fashion than they are treating their assemblyman, can they? For crying out loud, they obviously represent an antagonistic/fringe view among his constituents and their own fellow constituents. Hulsey has no obligation to politely cater to an antagonistic, fringe duo among his constituents; he is generally expected to represent the views of the majority among them.

You guys really have no idea of what civic engagement is all about, do you? How spoiled you are!

Big Mike: On, Wisconsin is our state song. In the state of Wisconsin, it's never inappropriate play or sing the song.

ripayne: In AA's post (above): "The encounter begins about 2 minutes in, and you see uncut footage of the whole conversation." Normally, we try to edit out those things you objected to. We decided this encounter with Brett Hulsey warranted showing unedited video.

My hand gestures, characterized by some as "finger wagging" occur very close to the camera which I typically hold not more than 12" from my chest. I'll try to minimize my hand gestures in the future so there will be less opportunity for some to find fault where there is none.

ST have you interviewed these folks to find out what they do for a living, or you just throw out BS to make your life easy? Firemen are hard working, as are teachers, ask your daughter, and common folks do engage in carnival like activities to let the elites know just what they think of them-- have been doing so for hundreds of years. My enclave includes hundreds of students from all over Wisconsin, as well as near relatives who are truck drives, firemen and carpenters etc, a much wider net than you cast, I suspect.